HANOVER, N.H. - In
its first match of the 2013 spring season, the Dartmouth men's tennis team fell
to Clemson, 4-0, at the Boss Tennis Center and Gordon Pavilion on Friday
evening in the opening contest of the Dartmouth Kickoff Classic.

This weekend, the
Big Green and their opponents are abandoning any matches still on court once
the doubles point and match have been decided.

In the match, the Green and White were at match point in the
remaining doubles point and were ahead in two of the singles matches still in
progress when the Tigers earned the victory.

The duo of Brendan Tannenbaum and Cameron Ghorbani fell at
No. 1 doubles, 8-2, while Alex De Chatellus and Erik Nordahl dropped their
match 8-6 at No. 2 doubles.

When the match was called, Ghorbani was leading his match at
No. 2 singles 7-6, 1-0. Xander Centenari and Brandon Debot were also leading
7-6 at No. 3 doubles and serving up 40-15 when Clemson secured the victory.

The squad wraps up the Dartmouth Kickoff Classic, Jan. 26,
as it squares off against Purdue. The match is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.